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    Cat 5 router

    Discussion in 'Networking and Wireless' started by fusioncell, Sep 14, 2008.

  1. fusioncell

    fusioncell Notebook Enthusiast

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    Hi all,

    I have just moved into hall's at uni and we each have internet allocation but it's just on a network and comes to the room through a cat 5 cable. Is there anyway I can get a wireless router that runs off cat 5? so I plug the cat 5 in opposed to the adsl and then it distrobutes it from that?

    thanks.

    P.S I only have the lan cable coming to my room, nothing else.
     
    fusioncell, Sep 14, 2008
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  2. makaveli72

    makaveli72 Eat.My.Shorts

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    You mention adsl, do u have an adsl there atm?
     
    makaveli72, Sep 14, 2008
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    nizzy1115 Notebook Prophet

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    No, you do not want a router. You need a switch. Most universities say its against the rules to put a router on the network. You should check with them for the wireless part. But a switch will let you make that connection into many so all your computers can be wired into it.
     
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  4. fusioncell

    fusioncell Notebook Enthusiast

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    yer ive got an adsl router i brought it with me but there are no adsl connectors in here just the lan cat 5 cable
     
    fusioncell, Sep 14, 2008
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    AKAJohnDoe Mime with Tourette's

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    Your LAN cable (CAT5) is probably simple ethernet. You just need a wireless Access Point. Most accept CAT5 as the signal source.
     
    AKAJohnDoe, Sep 14, 2008
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    Right, but before you do that, make sure your school allows it because most dont. If they dont, you can only get a switch to split the connection.
     
    nizzy1115, Sep 14, 2008
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    A AP and/or a switch will/should meet your schools req. Neither have a FW and they still control Access (DHCP) to there network.
     
    blue68f100, Sep 14, 2008
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    makaveli72 Eat.My.Shorts

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    Okay, got you...well as others have said, a wireless router should work...but to be sure it will and it's okay, you should check w/ the IT Dept.
     
    makaveli72, Sep 14, 2008
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    But even if you get a router, you dont want it setup as a default router because there is already a router on the network handing out ip address through dhcp.
     
    nizzy1115, Sep 14, 2008
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    That was my point about using an AP. You want DHCP, but you do not need (nor want) a router. In fact, from what I am reading here, you may not be allowed to add a router. Check to see if an AP is allowed. A switch is your fallback. I have a little travel router that can be used in AP mode, a D-Link DWL-G730AP. They are $50 or so.
     
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    ok guys thanks very much <3
     
    fusioncell, Sep 14, 2008
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  12. Wirelessman

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    I have the same device and it takes me out of trouble many times, it could be used as AP certainly, the University's network will not even know.
     
    Wirelessman, Sep 15, 2008
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